Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED)

Captured in a metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia primary school, this photograph depicts a typical classroom scene, where an audience of school children were seated on the floor before a teacher at the front of the room, who was reading an illustrated storybook, during one of the scheduled classroom sessions. Assisting the instructor were two female students to her left, and a male student on her right, who was holding up the book, while the seated classmates were raising their hands to answer questions related to the story just read.
March 31, 2023
Care workers keep others in the workforce
By Fed Communities Staff
Child care is vital to supporting the financial wellbeing of workers, households, and communities. But despite their essential role in the economy, child care workers long have faced barriers to being valued at work and fairly compensated for their work.
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A retired couple watches Alta Lake in Whistler, Canada
November 14, 2022
Recognizing the realities of healthcare cost on retirement planning
By Liz Duda
Most people want to retire to pursue other interests or when they reach normal retirement age. But life events often play a role.
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Man in wheelchair in office space
October 19, 2022
Enabling inclusion: How a global pandemic helped create workplaces that work for all  
By Emily Hershman, Vijay Palaparty
Find out how to apply COVID-19 learnings to create a more inclusive and equitable workplace.
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Townhouses featured on cover of the Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking
May 24, 2022
[Watch] The Economic Well Being of US Households in 2021
By Fed Communities Staff
In this webinar, Federal Reserve experts discuss how families fared in 2021 across a range of dimensions including how parents fared through the pandemic, employment outcomes, retirement decisions, and broader family finances. Watch on demand.
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